The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

50 LETTERS FROM TIHE RESUSCITATIO.
unfeignedly; and admireth you as much as is in a I shall never, whilst I breathe, alter mine own
man to admire his sovereign upon earth. Only style in being
your majesty's school (wherein he hath already Your true and most devoted servant.
so well profited as in this entrance upon the
stage, being the time of greatest danger, he hath
not committed any manifest error) will add perfection to your majesty's comfort, and the great THE LORD KEEPER'S LETTER TO TIIE UNIVER
contentment of your people. God ever preserve SITY, IN ANSWER OF THEIR CONGRATULATION
and prosper your majesty. I rest, in all humble- AT HIS FIRST COMING TO THAT PLACE.
ness, To THE RENOWNED UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE,
Your majesty's most bounden and most HIS DEAR AND REVEREND MOTHER.
devoted subject and servant.
devoted subject and servant. M LORD,-I am debtor to you of your letters,
and of the time likewise that I have taken to
answer them; but as soon as I could choose
what to think on, I thought good to let you
A LETTER TO SIR GEORGE VILLIERS, UPON THE
SENDING OF IIIS PATENT FOR THE CREATION know, that although you may err much in your
OF VISCOUNT, SEALED AUGUST 20, 1616. valuation of me, yet you shall not be deceived in
your assurance; and for the other part also,
SIRS-I took much contentment in that I peraR- took. much contntthough the manner be to mend the picture by the
ceive by your letter that you took in so good part life, yet I would be to mend the life by the
life, yet I would be glad to mend the life by the
picture, and to become, and be, as you express
your own nature consented therewith. Cer- me to be. Your gratulations shall be no more
tainly, no service is comparable to good counsel; welcome to me than your business or occasions,
and the reason is, because no man can do so
and the reason is, because no man my can do o so which I will attend; and yet not so but that I
much for another as a man may do for himself; shall endeavour to prevent them by my care of
shall endeavour to prevent them by my care of
now good counsel helpeth a man to help himself,
your good. And so I comrnmend you to God's
but you have so happy a master as supplieth all; goodness.
my service and good will shall not be wanting. and assured friend and son,
It was graciously and kindly done also of his FR. BACON, C. S.
meajesty towards me to tell you that you were Gorllambury, April 12, 117.
beholding to me; but it must be then, for thinking of you as I do; for otherwise, for speaking
as I think, it is but the part of an honest man. I
send you your patent, whereof God give you joy: A LETTER OF KING JAMES, WRITTEN TO IlIS
and I send you here enclosed a little note of LORDSHIP WHEN HE WAS LORD CHANCELLOR,
remembrance for that part of the ceremony which WITH HIS MAJESTY'S OWN IHAND, UPON THE
concerneth the patent; for, as for other ceremo.SENDING TO HIM HIS DOOR OF INSTAURATIO
nies, I leave to others. IMAGNA, THEN NEIWLY PUBLISHED.
nies, I leave to others.
My lord chancellor despatched your patent MY LORD, —I have received your letter, and
presently upon the receipt; and wrote to me your book; than the which you could not have
how glad he was of it, and how well he wished sent a more acceptable present unto me. How
you. If you write to him a few words of thanks, thankful I am for it cannot better be expressed
I think you shall do well. God keep you, and by me than by a firm resolution I have taken;
prosper you. first, to read it through with care and attention,
Your true and most devoted servant. though I should steal some hours from my sleep,
having otherwise as little spare time to read it as
you had to write it. And then, to use the liberty
of a true friend in not sparing to ask you the
A LETTER TO SIR GEORGE VILLIERS, ACKNOW- question in any point where I shall stand in
LEDGING THE KING'S FAVOUR IN GRANTING doubt; "Nam ejus est explicare cujus est con
SOME SUIT OF HIS. AUGUST 22, 1616.
SOME SUIT OF HIS. AUGUST 22, 1616. dere;" as, on the other part, I will willingly
SIR,-I am more and more bound unto his give a due commendation to such places as in my
majesty, who, I think, knowing me to have other opinion shall deserve it. In the mean time, I can
ends than ambition, is contented to make me with comfort assure you, that you could not have
judge of mine own desires. I am now beating made choice of a subject more befitting your
my brains, (amongst many cares of his majesty's place, and your universal methodic knowledge,
business) touching the redeeming of time in this and in the general, I have already observed, that
business of cloth. The great question is, how to you jump with me in taking the midway between
miss, or how to mate the Flemings; how to pass the two extremes; as also in some particulars 1
by them, or how to pass over them. have found that you agree fully with my opinion
In my next letter I shall alter your style; but And so, praying God to give your work as good